Bicycle-support.



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E. C. BAKKER.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

Application led June 13, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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llnirnp STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST C. BARKER, OF KEENE, NEV HAMPSHIRE.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,283, dated January30, 1900.

Application filed .Tune 13, 1899. Serial No. 720,340. (No model.)

To all wle/m t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ERNEST C. BAKKER, of Keene, county of Cheshire,State of New Hampshire, have invented an Improvement inBicycle-Supports, of which the following description, in connection Withthe accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters and numeralson the drawings representing like parts.

Thisinvention relates to a cycle-support intended, primarily,forattachment to the pedal or other like member of a bicycle or othersimilar vehicle; and the object of the invention is to provide a simpleand easily and quickly operable device of the character specied,involvinga prop or leg which is mounted in such a position as to benormally held against the outer end of a pedal or analogous member,where it is out of the Way and Where it occupies asmall amount of space,and which is readily shiftable into operative position to sustain theWheel, thereby obviating the necessity of resting the latter with apedal against a curb, as in such a case as this the liability of thewheel being blown or pushed over is marked.

In the drawings aceompanyingand forming a part of this specification andrepresenting the device in a simple and convenient embodiment thereof,Figure 1 is a side view of a bicycle of ordinary construction providedwith a support involving my improvements. Fig. 2 is an edge view of thepedal equipped with the device and showing the prop or leg down and in aposition to support a Wheel. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same. Fig. etis a similar view with the prop or leg in its normal position, and Fig.5 is a sectional detail view of a hinge connection between the twomembers of the appliance and also illustrating a means for holding theprop or leg in its two extreme positions.

In the drawings l have shown the device in its preferred embodiment andas employed in connection with a bicycle B of ordinary construction andprovided with the usual cranks 6, having the pedals 7 at their freeends.

The device is denoted in a general way by S, and l prefer to connect itwith a pedal 7, and said pedal includes in its construction an openframe S of substantially rectangular shape, to the longitudinal sidemember 9 of which the support S may be attached.

The support S involves in its organization two members M and M', thepart M being in the nature of a body portion, while the part Mconstitutes the supporting leg or prop.

when it is in its shifted position or swung down in contact with theground for sustaining the cycle, and each of these members is ofsubstantially plate form. The member M has a longitudinal slot 10 toreceive a screw or other fastening device, as l2, adapted to passthrough the usual longitudinal slot 13, formed in the side member 9 ofthe pedalframe, and the longitudinal slot 10 in the body member Mpermits a certain amount of adjustment of the support to readily adaptthe same to pedals of different lengths.

The means described for clamping the support to the pedal and for alsoeffecting the adjustment of the same are simple ones, although, ofcourse, other and equally simple means can be employed in lieu thereofWithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

The joint between the members M and M' is in the nature of a pivotalone, and it includes a pin 15, adapted to pass through registering earson the two sections, whereby the leg can be readily swung into or out ofits supporting position.

The leg or prop M is of substantially U shape, and the branches 16 ofthe U are provided with transverse feet 17, adapted to rest directlyupon the ground and to be connected by the curved cross piece or brace1S, which adds to the stability of the appliance at the point where themaximum Weight is upheld.

The leg or support M is eXtensible, thus providing an adjustment toadapt the same to pedals supported at different heights from the ground,and it consists in the present instance of two parts, as 19 and 20, thepart 19 being directly united to the body M and serving to slidabysupport the part 20, and the latter has the overturned lugs or offsets21, disposed in parallelism and adapted to engage the opposite straightedges of the part 19 and constituting guides to prevent side play ormotion of the Y-shaped part 20.

Any convenient means may be provided for connecting the two parts 19 and20, whereby IOO the last-mentioned one can be adjusted longitudinally orotherwise upon its companion; but for this purpose I have represented ascrew 22, which passes through the longitudinal slot 23 in the part 2Oand is in threaded engagement with the part 19, and by driving saidscrew home said two parts can be clamped firmly together. By looseningthe screw the part 20 can be freely adjusted relatively to its mate andheld in a fixed relation by retightening the clamping-screw 22. v

In Fig. 4 the member M is represented as in its normal and ineffectiveposition, at which time it is disposed substantially in parallelismwithjand adjacent to the outer and transverse member 25 of thepedal-shaft, and it is held in such position by a suitable device, asthe leaf-spring 26, secured to the body M and adapted to bear againstthe rounded lug 27 of the part N', said free end being also rounded toincrease its holding effect upon the part M', either to hold the latterin its normal position or in its shifted or cycle-holding position, asshown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. When it is desired to shift the part M, itcan be grasped at any point in its length and swung into contact withthe ground and will serve to effectually uphold the cycle against allor` dinary jars.

- It is desirable that the prop or leg M should be held against inwardmovement when it has reached a substantially vertical position, as shownin Figs. 3 and 5, and for this purpose I have represented it as providedwith a rounded open offset 30, which is adapted,

when said leg reaches its cycle-supporting position, to strike what isfor the time being the under flat face of the part M, as clearlyindicated in Fig. 5, thereby to limit the shifting movement of the leg,it being understood that as the center of gravity of the bicycle issupported inwardly beyond the hinged leg the tendency of the Weight willbe to ieX said leg or force it inward; but this action is effectuallyresisted by the provision of the limiting or stop device 30.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

The combination with a bicycle-pedal having a longitudinally-slottedside bar, of a plate adapted to fit flatwise against said side bar andto slide thereon in the direction of its length, a connecting andclamping device uniting saidside bar and plate and passing through theslot, a leg consisting of two sections one of which is slidable upont-he other and is provided with a pair of lugs adapted to engage itscompanion, an adjusting and clamping device uniting the two parts of theleg, and a spring secured to the plate and its free end bearing againstthe leg.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNEST C. BAKKER.

Witnesses:

HEATH SUTHERLAND, FREDERICK L. EMERY.

